Presenter: Dr David GrossbergÂ
Date of original publication: 04/02/2010
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes
Crown lengthening may be indicated where adequate ferrule is not available for crown placement, for increased aesthetics in people with high lip lines and for exposing subgingival fractures in teeth. Dr David Grossberg graduated from the University of Pennsylvania as a specialist periodontist and subsequently moved to Sydney to practice. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Periodontology and in 2003 to 2004 he was president of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Periodontists. Currently he is an Honorary Specialist Clinical Associate at the University of Sydney Dental Hospital and a Fellow of the International College of Dentists. In this video Dr Grossberg guides his viewers through a crown lengthening procedure involving teeth 15 to 25 in real time.